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EU waste and resource policies Andreas Versmann European Commission – DG Environment Zero waste – February 2009 The General Problem: Lack of Sustainability Production and Consumption Extraction of natural resources Disposal Source Sink Environment Threats to ecosystem services ONLY ONE EARTH World Footprint = 1.3 earths The EU Resources Strategy GDP decoupling growth from environmental impact resource demand Negative impact 25 years The Approach: Life-Cycle Thinking Natural Resources Disposal Waste & Recycling Natural Resources Reuse, Recycling, Recovery Design SCP: Better Products Manufacturing Collection Distribution Use SCP: Smarter Consumption http://lca.jrc.ec.europa.eu [email protected] SCP: Leaner Production The Waste Hierarchy Waste Framework Directive: Prevention Re-use Recycling Recovery Disposal •Order of priorities •Best environmental outcome •Life-cycle thinking •Moving waste management up the hierarchy Ensuring protection of health/environment from waste disposal Directives on Landfills and Incinerators Technical standards for landfills and incinerators Waste acceptance control Diversion of biodegradable waste from landfills Waste Framework Directive Waste management plans of Member States to ensure a sufficient network of waste disposal installations Recovery and recycling of waste Moving towards a recycling society Recycling - Directives on WEEE End-of-life vehicles Packaging Waste Framework Directive Recycling of 50% paper, metal, plastic, glass from household + option for more fractions Recycling (and backfilling) of 70% construction & demolition waste Review 2014 Separate collection to improve recovery and promote high quality recycling Bio-waste: impact assessment in 2009 Promoting waste-to-energy Recycling, incineration and landfilling of municipal solid wastes in Europe Source: EEA, 2007. New dimension of waste prevention policy Waste Framework Directive new requirements concerning prevention: MS to establish waste prevention programmes; Programmes to set out prevention objectives, describe prevention measures, determine qualitative and quantitative benchmarks or targets for waste prevention; Indicators to be developed by the Commission; Commission to create a system for sharing information on best practice regarding waste prevention and develop guidelines for Member States; 2014: Commission to propose waste prevention and decoupling objectives by 2020, if appropriate Next Steps for EU Waste and Resources Policies SCP Action Plan – Product Focus Eco-design Directive Energy Labelling Directive Eco-label Dynamic framework for continuous improvement; widening of product scope Next Steps for EU Waste and Resources Policies SCP Action Plan – Consumption Focus Retailer Forum Greening the supply chain Code of conduct Green Public Procurement Increase GPP to 50% of public procurement Waste Hierarchy: turning environmental impacts into opportunities for a green economy ! Prevention Reuse Recycle Recovery Disposal The EU is taking action Towards a recycling society Towards an energy and resource efficient economy Towards better products, leaner production and smarter consumption European Commission [email protected] http://ec.europa.eu/environment/